The first half of this game indicated that Washington could have another upset to their resume, which would have ended Utah’s then eight-game win streak. The Wizards led after the first quarter, 34-23 and led by as many as 15 points in the third quarter 77-62.
But Bojan Bogdanovic was big for Utah. He scored 31 points overall and 22 in the first half to keep Utah in it when it looked like Washington could give Ian Mahinmi a big win for the Wizards’ French Heritage Game.
But it was the other Frenchman, Utah center Rudy Gobert who scored 11 of his 21 points in the pivotal third quarter when Washington was held to just 8-of-24 shooting from the field.